Occurrence of Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834) from the Black Sea: Is it the Mediterranization Process of the Black Sea?

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 133 - 137, 15.12.2021

Deniz Yağlıoğlu Cemal Turan

https://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.1036841

Cited By: 2

Abstract

A single specimen of Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834) on 14 November 2021 at a depth of about 10 m from the southwestern Black Sea (Amasra, Turkey) was captured by a fisherman with fishnet. In this study, dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus was recorded for the first time from the Black Sea as a new Mediterranean species for the Black Sea fish fauna.

Keywords

Epinephelus marginatus, Dusky Grouper, Black Sea, Mediterranization

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